This started as a response to a comment by butterfly in my previous post. Then I started thinking it should be its own post, so here we are. Butterfly said: I confess a twinge of disappointment at the mention of the return of Moneypenny and Q. Part of the DC era that I bought into [...]

The Scotsman reports that Sean Connery’s book sales for his widely-touted Being a Scot are terrible. We previously noted that the book was controversial, and linked to a review citing its many errors. Being a Scot has sold about 5,000 copies. When one of my books in my small niche market sells that many, I’m [...]

I’ve been very negligent in my posting duties; personal mishegas has made my life…complex. Good, but complex. So here’s a roundup of interesting links for your Bond-related reading pleasure. Sony unveils the marketing campaign. The campaign includes a Coke Zero tie-in. The Daily Mail has hot new pictures from Quantum of Solace, in both senses [...]

I had to post some articles at one of my sites and why not Bond? I’m featuring the common thread between Goldfinger and The World Is Not Enough at: http://billiards.about.com/od/poolmoviesshows/gr/10_04_03goldfin.htm http://billiards.about.com/od/poolmoviesshows/gr/10_04_04worldno.htm …and check out those photos of Connery and the Gomez kids (Hunter appeared at Bond Collectors’ Weekend 10 in L.A.) with Pierce

Hemispheres Magazine, the in-flight magazine of United Airlines, is having a special James Bond issue for April. There’s an exclusive interview with Sean Connery (a real coupe!), an article by famed Bond author John Cork, and a Bond-themed crossword puzzle. This is Hemispheres’ first ever “theme” issue. There’s additional Bond content on their website this [...]

The good people at Scotland.org, when telling me about my contest win (yay), mentioned a current article about James Bond and Scotland, called “Suave Scots.” The perfect example of [a suave Scot] must be Bond, James Bond. Not just because of the immortal portrayal by Sean Connery, but because Commander Bond is very emphatically a [...]

I watch the Oscars every year. It’s my Superbowl. This year I watched with a box of tissues and a cup of hot tea. I’m sick as a dog—hence the slow posting. Anyway, a couple of items of note. First, there were lots of past year videos—padding that had been prepared in case the Writer’s [...]